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tent caterpillar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
ten-t -cater-pil-lar
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A larva belonging to any of a number of species of moths of the genus Malacosoma, known for destructive infestation of trees in which the leaves are consumed and prominent, silken tent-like structures are constructed in the branches.

Inflected Forms

tent caterpillars (plural)

Questions

What does tent caterpillar mean?
A larva belonging to any of a number of species of moths of the genus Malacosoma, known for destructive infestation of trees in which the leaves are consumed and prominent, silken tent-like structures are constructed in the branches.

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